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DeutschRuperto Reeves
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ruperto Radeiffo Reeves Patterson | ||
| Date of birth | 12 February 1934 | ||
| Place of birth | Santa Elena, Ecuador | ||
| Date of death | 9 December 2019 (aged 85) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| ?-1954 | 9 de Octubre | ||
| 1954-1966 | Barcelona SC | ||
| International career | |||
| 1959-1963 | Ecuador | 6 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ruperto Reeves (12 February 1934 – 9 December 2019) was an Ecuadorian footballer. He was part of Ecuador's squads for the 1959 (Ecuador)[1] and 1963[2] Copa America. In 1957 he scored Barcelona SC’s first ever goal in the Ecuadorian Championship.[3]
International career
[edit]Reeves was selected in Ecuador’s squad for the 1959 South American Championship on home soil and played three games,[4] the one against Uruguay on 6 December being his first cap with Ecuador.[5]
Two days after the end of the tournament, on 27 December 1959, Reeves played a friendly game against Brazil in Guayaquil.[6]
Reeves was also in Ecuador’s squad for the 1963 South American Championship, playing two games in the tournament,[7] the game against Brazil on 27 March being his sixth and last cap with Ecuador.[8]
Reeves died on 9 December 2019, at the age of 85.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "South American Championship 1959 (2nd Tournament)". RSSSF. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ^ "South American Championship 1963". RSSSF. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
- ^ "Fue campeón del mundo tres veces y el único que pudo detenerlo fue un jugador de Barcelona". Un Solo Idolo. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ^ "South American Championship 1959 (2nd Tournament)". RSSSF. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ^ "R Reeves Patterson Footballer". 11v11. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ^ "Ecuador v Brazil, 27 December 1959". 11v11. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ^ "South American Championship 1963". RSSSF. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ^ "R Reeves Patterson Footballer". 11v11. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ^ "Ruperto Reeves Patterson se despide con legado; su sepelio, este lunes". El Universo. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
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